Cops & Courts

Mark S. Squires, 28, of 2207 Weber Avenue in Louisville was arrested Feb. 26 at 1100 Main St. and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, first offense, disregarding a traffic control device, careless driving, second-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense (drug unspecified), third-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, prescription controlled substance not in its original container, illegal possession of a legend drug and first-degree promoting contraband.

Tim Hurt was sworn in Monday as the newest police officer in Simpsonville, moving there after a 3-plus-year stint with the Shelbyville Police Department.

Hurt, 47, a resident of Lawrenceburg, took Kentucky’s ancient oath – including swearing that he never had fought a duel – from Simpsonville Mayor Steve Eden, as his wife, Karen Hurt, and friend Stewart Shirley watched. He immediately went to work in required CPR and AED refresher classes.

After three and a half months at the University of Louisville Hospital, much of that time spent in a coma in the intensive care unit, Denisse Escareno finally was going home.

She lay in her hospital bed Thursday morning, tubes in her throat and stomach and IV lines in her arm. Her eyes were vacant, and she didn’t move. She had a large, discolored indentation – at least an inch wide and an inch deep – on the right side of her forehead.

Romeo Velasques Perez, 25, of 1207 Quest Drive in Louisville was arrested Feb. 17 on Midland Trail and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs and no operator’s license.

Thieves who seem to steal just about anything from copper and scrap metal got a bit more creative recently, stealing a fire hydrant right off the street.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Det. Jason Rice had few details about the case of the stolen fire hydrant, which came from the North Country subdivision near West Middle School.
In fact, deputies only learned of the theft after water pressure in the neighborhood began to plummet in the line owned by the North Shelby Water District.

A Lawrenceburg man who told police he had “sexual desires for children” has a new hearing set for Shelby Circuit Court.
The Shelby County Commonwealth Attorney’s office will be working on a plea agreement for Mark Hawks that could be presented on his next court date on April 16.
Hawks, 50, was indicted in Anderson County July on 70 counts of possession and distribution of child pornography. The charges include 10 counts of first-degree distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and 60 counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

A Bowling Green attorney has filed a complaint against Shelby County Family Court Judge John David Myles for a recent incident in his courtroom.
Attorney Travis Lock said that he was in court with a divorce hearing on Wednesday when Myles interrupted him and cursed at him.
Lock said that Myles’ behavior was unacceptable to him.
“He made it obvious by slamming the folder shut that he was done listening to me,” Lock said.